Roman religion was split in two ... Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production). Romans also believed that many of their ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient paintings in Villa Cuomo, Italy, depicting Roman wine harvesting linked to Dionysus ...

The cycle of paintings shed light on the mysteries of Bacchus, the Roman version of Dionysus — the ancient Greek god of wine, fertility, theatre and religious ecstasy. Dating to between 40 and 30 BC, ...

I'm walking with the gods - I'm in the gallery that's got objects from the time when Britain was part of the Roman Empire , around 1,700 years ago. Here is Mars, there's Bacchus with his wine cup ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

It is one of four such busts found in various locations inside the Roman fort at Bar Hill. They are all thought to represent Silenus, the drinking companion of Bacchus, the god of wine.

I'm walking with the gods - I'm in the gallery that's got objects from the time when Britain was part of the Roman Empire , around 1,700 years ago. Here is Mars, there's Bacchus with his wine cup ...